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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I have 3 kids under 5, and parents in their late 80s with failing health. When not rushing around after my kids, I'm overcome with sadness over my parents and the little time they have left with their grandparents. I am grateful they've lived as long as they have, but selfishly want them to make it through a few more years so their grandchildren can have strong memories.

Is anyone in this situation?[/quote]

I get it OP.  I lost my dad last year - he was 80.  It was just a few weeks after the baptism for my second.   I'm so glad he got to meet her, and have a few years with the oldest, but I'm very sad there wasn't more time.  He'd have loved the chatterbox my 4yo is now.  It is what it is, which is unfortunately all the wisdom I have about it.

It's tough to be stretched out generationally.  My parents were older when they had me, their parents were older, I'm older.   Some of my grandparents were born in the 1880's!  I got to meet three of them.  It would have been nice to know them better, but they lived overseas.  I do have positive memories of them though.  [/quote]

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